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GA SB523
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Lester Jackson
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AI Summary
- Health benefit policies that include maternity benefits must provide coverage for costs associated with home childbirth, effective for policies delivered, issued, executed, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021
- Coverage for home childbirth must be provided to the same extent as any other health care services under the health benefits plan
- Applies to individual and group plans issued by accident and sickness insurers, fraternal benefit societies, health care corporations, health maintenance organizations, provider sponsored health care corporations, and state employee health benefit plan administrators
- Amends Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated by adding new Code section 33-24-59.27
- Sponsored by Senators Jackson of the 2nd and Harbison of the 15th
Legislative Description
Insurance; health benefit policies to provide coverage for expenses incurred in home childbirth; require
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
6/19/2020
Full Bill Text
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